diff --git a/cpu/esp32/Makefile.dep b/cpu/esp32/Makefile.dep
index 9f5a2b345e..2acb293843 100644
--- a/cpu/esp32/Makefile.dep
+++ b/cpu/esp32/Makefile.dep
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 # additional modules dependencies
 
+ifneq (,$(filter cpp,$(FEATURES_USED)))
+    USEMODULE += pthread
+    BASELIBS += -lstdc++
+endif
+
 ifneq (,$(filter esp_eth,$(USEMODULE)))
     USEMODULE += esp_idf_eth
     USEMODULE += esp_idf_eth_phy
diff --git a/cpu/esp32/Makefile.features b/cpu/esp32/Makefile.features
index 96f519f762..c92dd9f24f 100644
--- a/cpu/esp32/Makefile.features
+++ b/cpu/esp32/Makefile.features
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-# Features that are provided by CPU independent on the board
+# Features that are provided by the CPU independent on the board
+FEATURES_PROVIDED += cpp
 FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_cpuid
 FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_hwrng
 FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_pm